The incorporation process said state governments: A. could amend their state constitutions as they wanted.
B. could deny Bill of Rights protections to some citizens.
C. were required to provide most Bill of Rights protections.
D. had to recognize African Americans as U. S. citizens.

Feds, States, Counties, Cities, Etc.

Explanation:

Think of it like this, Federal government is the top level, their laws and acts and stuff are nationwide. States can add onto this, but they can't be less strict than the level above them. After States, the cities also can only do things stricter than the state and feds. All things that all these groups do must follow the rules set in place by amendments, acts, and that stuff. Ik, not great  but it should help you understand. :/

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